Parasitoids of Diptera collected in traps of different colors from Southern of Goias State

Authors

  • Carlos Henrique Marchiori Instituto Federal de Educação
  • Vanessa Arantes Alvarenga Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara
  • Francielle Queiroz Cordeiro Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara
  • Aline Coutinho Silva Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara
  • Joelma de Oliveira Fidelis Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara
  • Gefferson José Silva Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2009v30n1p211

Keywords:

Dipterous, Himenopterous, Baits, Biocontrol, Natural enemy.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to report parasitoids of Diptera collected in traps of different colors in the south of Goias state. Twelve traps two as of each color were used, painted yellow, black, red, white, green and blue were used two as of each color. The pupae were obtained by the flotation method. They were individually placed in gelatin capsules until the emergency of the adult flies or their parasitoids. Between March and December 2006, 17 parasitoid specimens were collected from the yellow trap, 15 from the blue trap, 12 from the white trap, 37 from the black trap, one from the green trap and three from the red trap. The parasitoids did not present any preference for any of the trap colors (F=0.772; P=0.58). The most frequently collected parasitoid species was Brachymeria podagrica (Fabricius, 1789) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), with 80.0%.

Author Biographies

Carlos Henrique Marchiori, Instituto Federal de Educação

Biólogo, Doutor em Ciências Biológicas; Prof. do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano-Campus Morrinhos.

Vanessa Arantes Alvarenga, Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara

Alunos de Iniciação Científica do Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara-ILES-ULBRA.

Francielle Queiroz Cordeiro, Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara

Alunos de Iniciação Científica do Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara-ILES-ULBRA.

Aline Coutinho Silva, Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara

Alunos de Iniciação Científica do Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara-ILES-ULBRA.

Joelma de Oliveira Fidelis, Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara

Alunos de Iniciação Científica do Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara-ILES-ULBRA.

Gefferson José Silva, Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara

Alunos de Iniciação Científica do Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara-ILES-ULBRA.

Published

2009-07-30

How to Cite

Marchiori, C. H., Alvarenga, V. A., Cordeiro, F. Q., Silva, A. C., Fidelis, J. de O., & Silva, G. J. (2009). Parasitoids of Diptera collected in traps of different colors from Southern of Goias State. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 30(1), 211–214. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2009v30n1p211

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Section

Communication

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